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In a World of Compacts, Is it Bad my EDC is a Full Size?

I've never taken a drink in my life without the specific intention of getting drunk.

In my mind there's no other reason to consume alcohol. That's why I never question that I'm an Alcoholic.

As far as drinking while carrying goes, I really don't have a dog in this fight. I never took a legal drink. I ended up in rehab when I was 17.

I don't go to bars. I haven't been in an actual bar since I was required to attend a mandatory "Team Building" event my company held in a bar in Colorado Springs in the early 2000s. I've sat in the bar area of a few restaurants but that's about it.

I don't even know if there's a bar in Hooterville.

ETA I looked it up, Hooterville has a population of <800 and four bars.

So, I said all that to say that alcohol really doesn't play any part in my life so it's not something I ever really think about.
 
OldGrunt said:
You don't have to tell me anything, just like you didn't need to pick out my post to respond to. I don't think our paths will ever cross in Hooterville. Probably best for both of us.
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I mean, I have no idea if you have a problem or not nor do I care but based on my experience, your defensiveness is an indicator.
 
Carry what you're comfortable with. If you can conceal it and want to carry it, do that. If you have problems with concealment reevaluate.

I like light and easy to conceal. I also like DA/SA, weapon mounted lights and red dots. This combination doesn't exist yet (Why? WHY....? why?😭) So I slum around with either something striker fired (43x) or single action (Reflex). Ooooo, maybe someone will release a .357 mag snubby with a light and dot. That would work.
 
Kir said:
I WANT to be an alcoholic (luv Kahlua), but my quack says no more alcohol. o_O:(
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The Dude approves.
 
That decision I'll yours.......

I've carried more than one full size handgun in the last 20 years.

To include a Glock 22, 1911, and Sig P226.

The latter two were open carried before I went CCP.

You go with what you know, and if full size is what you know, roll with it
 
Biggfoot44 said:
Wouldn't that be a Total Limitation , not No Limits ?
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what I meant was an alcoholic has no limit, they don’t stop. No moderation switch. So yes, as such must apply total limitation.

Have a lot of experience, father was bad but now 30+ years clean and mother clean 5 years but had a liver transplant. Aunt and uncle both passed due to substance abuse.

I still loves my beer! Luckily I have that moderation switch installed 😅
 
Sharks79 said:
what I meant was an alcoholic has no limit, they don’t stop. No moderation switch.
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I kind of did have a moderation switch, once I started puking and passed out I quit drinking.

I said it before every time I put alcohol in my body I was trying to get drunk.

I would slam them down as fast as I could. I went from Sober to hammered drunk, to puking, to passed out usually in less than an hour and a half.

I quit drinking and have been totally abstinence since December 14th 1982.

The thing that convinces me that I am an alcoholic is that even now I don't see any reason to put alcohol in your system unless you're trying to get hammered. I see no other purpose in alcohol. That tells me there is something wrong with my thinking and I'm better off just avoiding it entirely.

Six months after I got Sober I went to some dinner at my grandparents Country Club. The main dish was Duck A'lorange. I didn't know it was cooked with alcohol.

When I found out I freaked out and went immediately called my sponsor and asked him what to do. He informed me that the alcohol content is cooked out when the duck is cooked and that there was no actual alcohol in what I was eating.

As soon as he told me that I asked him "What the hell is the point of that?" He told me that that kind of thinking is what made me an alcoholic.

Around 10 years ago I was walking down the hallway in my apartment on my way to the laundry room and one of my neighbors passed me with a 12 pack of Corona.

Not my circus, not my monkeys, not my business. But I remember thinking to myself as I walked by him that in her 12 pack of Corona there were probably 12 oz of alcohol and it would have been much more efficient on his part to simply get a 12 oz bottle of Jack Daniels and drink that. So you could get the alcohol without having to drink all that beer.

Because if you have a 12 pack of Corona you're going to drink a 12 pack of Corona right? Why else would you buy a 12 pack?

I had been sober for over 30 years at that point. If I ever had any question in my mind that confirmed that there is something wrong in my brain with regard to alcohol.

There's an old saying I heard when I was young and I think it's true throw a rock and a pack of dogs and the one that barks the loudest is the one that got hit
 
The Night Rider said:
I kind of did have a moderation switch, once I started puking and passed out I quit drinking.

I said it before every time I put alcohol in my body I was trying to get drunk.

I would slam them down as fast as I could. I went from Sober to hammered drunk, to puking, to passed out usually in less than an hour and a half.

I quit drinking and have been totally abstinence since December 14th 1982.

The thing that convinces me that I am an alcoholic is that even now I don't see any reason to put alcohol in your system unless you're trying to get hammered. I see no other purpose in alcohol. That tells me there is something wrong with my thinking and I'm better off just avoiding it entirely.

Six months after I got Sober I went to some dinner at my grandparents Country Club. The main dish was Duck A'lorange. I didn't know it was cooked with alcohol.

When I found out I freaked out and went immediately called my sponsor and asked him what to do. He informed me that the alcohol content is cooked out when the duck is cooked and that there was no actual alcohol in what I was eating.

As soon as he told me that I asked him "What the hell is the point of that?" He told me that that kind of thinking is what made me an alcoholic.

Around 10 years ago I was walking down the hallway in my apartment on my way to the laundry room and one of my neighbors passed me with a 12 pack of Corona.

Not my circus, not my monkeys, not my business. But I remember thinking to myself as I walked by him that in her 12 pack of Corona there were probably 12 oz of alcohol and it would have been much more efficient on his part to simply get a 12 oz bottle of Jack Daniels and drink that. So you could get the alcohol without having to drink all that beer.

Because if you have a 12 pack of Corona you're going to drink a 12 pack of Corona right? Why else would you buy a 12 pack?

I had been sober for over 30 years at that point. If I ever had any question in my mind that confirmed that there is something wrong in my brain with regard to alcohol.

There's an old saying I heard when I was young and I think it's true throw a rock and a pack of dogs and the one that barks the loudest is the one that got hit
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I know exactly what ya mean. Had a rough patch in my life and if I bought a 30 pack I was finishing a 30 pack. Handle of whiskey, drank handle. Wasn’t for enjoyment, was purposeful.
 
Never was a big drinker none at all now due to medications. I'm not a fan of micro compact handguns want as much velocity as possible to aid in overall performance of a given caliber. More often than not I carry a j-frame in ankle holster in addition to my full size 9mm or 45acp 4 inches or longer barreled pistol. Someone said your handgun need not be comfortable but comforting. Do understand why folks carry smaller handguns for easier concealment but they're just not my cup of tea. Not preaching just my 2 cents.
 
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